Old English furniture and its surroundings, from the restoration to the regency (1920)
Percival, MacIver · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 48
one piece will mean the collapseof the whole seat. Cushions were often embroidered, and anaccount of the work used will be found on page 25. For less sumptuous apartments linen and woollen fabricstook the place of silken upholstery. Cloth decorated withapplique patterns was used for cushions, and… … 2. Fringe from Walnut Arm-chairs,covered crimson velvet, c. 166o, OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE Leather, in its stained and raised form, is found on someof the elaborate chairs imitated from Spanish and Portugueseoriginals, and in its plain state was used as upholstery forstools and chairs, especially in…
Furniture · Interior decoration
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